Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-20
CITY AND DISTRICT.
The Ceremony Yesterday At St. Paul,s
Chapel.
THE NEW STRUCTURE BLESSED By CARDINAL GrB-
B0Ns-A SERMON BY THE CARDINAI@THK cLKR-
GYMEN PRESENT, ETC.


THE NEW STRUCTURE BLESSED By CARDINAL GrB-
B0Ns-A SERMON BY THE CARDINAL-THE cLER-
GYMEN PRESENT, ETC.
The new st. Paul's Catholic chapel, corner of
Fifteenth and streets described in Fridays STAR,
was dedicated by Cardinal Gibbons at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning. The Cardinal arrived in
Washington Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
He was met at the depot by committee consist
Ing OF Rev. DR.. Chapelle, Father Mackin, and
Father Kirby, Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Leo Knott. Mr.. Montgomery, the attorney for
the Interior Department.; DR.. Faust, E. F. Riggs,
I. A. Lambert, F. P. Sands, P. c. MacCourt P. O..
Hagan, j. c. Noyes, F. D. Frawley, and P. Oar
rell, who escorted him to st. Matthew'S pastoral
residence, where an informal reception was held.
1esCefoay morning the cardinal celebrated mass
at Ct. Matthews and then, after breakfasting with
Fa1her Cnapele, proceeded to st. Pauls chapel
THE CEREMONY AT THE CHAPEL
About six hundred people were there to witness
the dedication. The cardinal, the priests, and the
acolytes, preceded by the cross bearers, formed
procession, and passed around the outside OF the
edince, sprinkling the walls with holy water,
sprinkle me, o Lord, with hyssop and shall be
cleaned" The walls OF the church inside and out
tne and The passed
cited Upon the altar were candles burning and
garlands OF flowers were twined High mass was
dinal, Rev. Dr. Chapene, of st. Matthew'S; Rev. j.
A. Walter, OF st. Patrick's; Rev Edward J. Nc
Surk 3: j.; Rev. s J. Doonan, s. j.; Rev Joseph
st. Joseph's, being present.
CARDINAL GIBBONS SERMON.
Cardinal Gibbons preached the sermon from this
text, "1f We continue in my word then are We my
disciples indeed, and We shall know the truth and
the truth shall make We free" He said that there
was but one God, and one law, and that the church
must be one. All divine revelations, he said
showed the church TO be one. 1t was figured as a
she I, whose sheep ed in patT under
voice OF the shepherd and flying from strangers
II was figured as the human body, multitude Of
members and one head. The head commands and
all the members of the body obey, and SO the man
lives and moves and has his being. Again. the
Lord compares the church to q vine. There again
is unity; one stem and many branches Cut of q
branch or leaf and 1T withers away. Reason
alone shows religion to be one. God is one, truth
Is one. Error only is divided and diScOrdant. All
the material world moves under central force.
Ever since God planted the stars In the armament
they have moved Obedently in their circuits. II in
order cease in the higher world OF spiritual
life? One law. governs in all Gods material
work, and revelation to man is OF one Lord, one
faith, one baptism. The church does not interfere
with the temporary, evanescent affairs of men.
Her children may be wings or democrats cOnSer-
xativeS OF republicans; that does not concern her
to her, provided the political party Is not acting
against Gods law. She sits az the bounds OF the
strife and change: "Here shalt thou not come.
Against this rock shall your swelling waves be
broken" AS soon as the church has spoken, all
her communion. SO the church cut of Henry
VII, though he carried kingdom with him into
schism. He wished to discard his wife. The
church stood up for the rights OF his Wife, for the
1ny1olab1lty OF marriage, and she has always
maintained this as all other truths at all hazards
consort and not the slave OF her husband she owes
to the Catholic Church. All who wish to abide in
the church must abide in obedience to her DEGREES
nYnnh NV In I1ovo0
pekin, Melbourne, Paris or New York. Jesus
Christ Is the same yesterday, to-day and forever.
THE CHURCH TODAY =
preached throughout the universe the same
gospel that st. Peter preached In Rome and Paul
in Athens, John In Ephesus and Athanasius in
stant1nople, Ambrose In Milan; which st. Angus
tine preached In England, st. Patrick in Ireland
ana sno Bomiac ,e IN Germany; the same doctrine
centuries ago. Foreigners without friend, to
whom the language or the streets was meaning
less sound, when they the cross crOwned spire
found q home-the home OF their fathersNthe
church OF all ages and all people. Here they found
themselves at home In the presence OF God, amid
This eternal church had seen the beginning of all
the states and empires now existing Nations
that assaulted her had broken at her feet. The
church had seen the rise and fall of Kingdoms
emperers and republics. She had seen the nations
Overrun by the Goths the vandals the Saxons and
the Saracens, but she remained one and the same
AS the Lord had said, 'All these shall change as
vesture; thou shalt change them and they shall
be changed, but thou remalnest forever" He con-
graduated the congregation on the work accom-
plished this day. He complimented the pastor for
the work that he had done Already the church
was opened, and the school would soon be ready,
and when the needs OF the parish called for larger
church this building would serve larger school,
house. He trusted that the church would be
source OF comfort to the Catholics OF the neighbor
hood, an honor to the city OF Washington, and
source of Joy to the devoted pastor. After urging
the people to assist in the work. the cardinal con-
cluded with an earnest prayer for the descent Of
coos grace upon the congregation.
RECEPTION BY THE CARDINAL
At the conclusion OF the mass the cardinal re-
ceived the congregation in the lower room of the
church. He sat at the east end, and many hun
dreds OF persons passed. He shook hands affably
with all who passed. All Catholics kissed the car
dinals ring as he shook hands with them. To
many whom he knew personally he addressed
passing word, and upon all, as they touched his
hand, he murmured, MAY God bless you" He
spent the AFTERNOON with the clergy, and at late
hour he returned to Baltimore